Rebirth: My dad is a coal boss

Charity Auction

“Thank you all for coming. Tonight is not only a celebration banquet for “Lord of the Rings”, but also a charity auction banquet. Thank you very much for your attention to charity. Let’s raise a glass together.” Shay said and raised his glass to everyone present. Wine glass in hand.

Everyone present also raised their wine glasses, and Lin Hao took a sip. Paris saw it and asked softly: “What, you don’t like it?” ”

No, it just feels like it’s a bit deceptive. The so-called charity. That is, everyone holds a luxurious banquet together, takes out some unnecessary things for auction, and then donates the money to their own foundation. As for where it is used afterwards, no one cares.”

Lin Hao finished. Shrugging, this method is very popular in the upper class society in Europe and America. The starting point was good at the beginning, but later many people discovered that it can avoid taxes and transfer assets, and it became more and more popular.

However, it still plays a role. At least it does a superficial job, does some charity activities, and donates money and materials when disasters occur.

When Paris heard Lin Hao’s words, she stared at Lin Hao with her big eyes. She didn’t expect that Lin Hao would say such a thing. She said for a long time: “I don’t like it either.”

As for Weinstein on the side They pretended not to hear it and still tasted the red wine in their hands. The Chinese people didn’t know what they were thinking, and their expressions were different.

After the two people on the stage finished speaking, everyone moved to the auction venue. Lin Hao’s seat was in the front. Although Paris was not well-known in Hollywood, she was the heir to the Hilton family. She was now at the Hilton Hotel. The location Naturally, they were also in the front. The Chinese people were brought here by Weinstein, so they were seated next to Weinstein. After the two parties said goodbye, Lin Hao sat down in his own seat.

“Mr. Harvey, who is this Lin Hao and why is he so popular?” Seeing Lin Hao leaving, International Chapter couldn’t help but ask. Several other people were also curious about Lin Hao.

“Don’t you know each other?” Harvey was a little surprised. In his opinion, they are all Chinese. Lin Hao is so rich, so he should be very famous in China.

“I don’t know, I haven’t heard of it in China.” Several people shook their heads.

“He is amazing. He spent 3 billion US dollars to acquire an Internet company some time ago. He also fell in love with the daughter of a New York real estate tycoon. He also developed the most popular social software in the United States. The girl next to him just now is Hilton. The granddaughter of the chairman of the group, now the American news media reports on him every day.”

Harvey heard a few people’s words and didn’t pay attention. He still knew something about China and knew that the Chinese people pay attention to keeping a low profile. These people were just actors and stars and did not know Lin Hao is normal.

Paris directly changed places with others and sat next to Lin Hao. Lin Hao finally figured out that this girl was eyeing him. The auction started soon. The host gave an impassioned speaker on the stage. Tonight The auction items were all registered. Lin Hao picked up the brochure and looked at it. There were really a lot of good things. Because it was a charity auction, the starting price was 1,000 yuan.

In addition to the Lord of the Rings filming props, other items were put up for auction by those present, and Paris also took out a jewelry bracelet designed by Pamela Love.

Lin Hao flipped through the auction brochure. One was a sapphire necklace the size of a pebble. He planned to take a photo of it and give it to Ivanka. It seemed that Lin Hao had not given her any gifts since they got together. The pink sapphire necklace from last time Ivanka paid for it herself, but the pink gemstone necklace pales in comparison to the sapphire.

It’s a perfect gift for Ivanka. She will come to Los Angeles in a few days, but I don’t know how many people are eyeing this sapphire.

There is also a “Big Jar of Blue and White Guiguzi Down the Mountain from the Yuan Dynasty”. Lin Hao couldn’t believe it when he saw this. If Lin Hao remembered correctly, this thing was sold for hundreds of millions at a Christie’s auction in London a few years later. , actually appeared here.

At this time, it was only 2002, and the prices of some Chinese antiques were not high and had not yet been speculated. However, because the United States had only been founded a few hundred years ago, the American emperor did not know how to appreciate Chinese antiques at all. Only some exquisite porcelains were worth money. It often happens that Chinese antiques are sold as handicrafts.

Due to modern historical reasons, a large number of Chinese antiques have been lost overseas, and many things have been wasted because they do not know their value.

Seeing this, Lin Hao began to look forward to this auction. Unexpectedly, there were so many good things. He then looked through the auction manual, including a blue and white bowl with lotus patterns from the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, “The Foolish Old Man Moves the Mountain” by Xu Beihong, and the Three Monkeys of Liu Danzhai. In the picture, at the end, Lin Hao also saw a Qianlong jade seal and the rat head of the twelve zodiac signs in the Old Summer Palace.

When he saw the last two things, Lin Hao’s eyes widened. Chinese people have a deep obsession with jade seals. Don’t think about the jade seals passed down to the country. I don’t know where they are now, but you can buy this Qianlong jade seal. , Lin Hao remembered that the transaction prices of Qianlong’s jade seals in later generations were not low.

The jade seal in front of him is the white jade seal with dragon button and the royal treasure of Emperor Qianlong. It is very exquisite. What finally attracted Lin Hao’s attention was the rat head of the twelve zodiac signs in the Old Summer Palace. The value of this thing itself is not high. It is the faucet. The price is only a few thousand dollars, but later it can reach tens of millions of dollars.

Lin Hao was still looking at the auction manual. In addition to these, there were many foreign items that Lin Hao didn’t know much about, but the introductions were very detailed. The auction items were all professionally appraised and would not appear to be fakes.

“I’ll take a photo of my bracelet and give it to me later.” Paris’ voice interrupted Lin Hao.

“Why?” Lin Hao asked puzzledly.

“I just want it. If you want anything, I can help you buy it. I see you have been looking at Chinese things.”

After hearing Paris’ words, Lin Hao said nothing. A bracelet, the price It’s not expensive, it’s probably only ten to twenty thousand US dollars, so just buy it. As for letting Paris buy things for yourself, forget it.

Soon the first auction item came on the stage. It was a diamond brooch provided by South African American Brick Charley Theron. It was quickly photographed and sold for 150,000 US dollars. It was a good start. This price is obviously high. Charity auctions are for charity. Usually there won’t be any fights between you and me. As long as everyone clicks, the price is usually a little higher or lower than the actual price of the item.

As items were auctioned one by one, the scene reached a climax, with bids constantly being made. Paris’s bracelet was successfully snapped up by Lin Hao for US$20,000, and no one tried to rob it from Lin Hao.